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Report: Number of Christians in United States declining

May 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The number of people who identify themselves as Christians has fallen to 70.6 percent, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. While that’s down from 78.4 percent in 2007, the United States is still home to more Christians than other other country. The number of people who identify as Catholic or Protestant has dropped, but the number of unaffiliated Christians has increased. Concurrently, the number of people who say they are atheist,

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Survey: Four in five say Bible is a sacred book

September 4, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Eighty percent of U.S. adults consider the Bible to be sacred while two-thirds say the Good Book should be taught in public schools, according to a new survey. “The State of the Bible 2013,” released by the American Bible Society, also revealed 56 percent of American adults say the Bible has too little influence on society while 26 percent say its influence is just right. Only 13 percent said the Good Book has too much

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Will new Pope connect with younger generation?

March 14, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Pope Francis I has a “good chance of appealing to younger generations of Catholics,” according to one expert. Francis, formerly Jorge Bergoglio, succeeds Pope Benedict XVI, who last month became the first pope to resign in more than 600 years. The Argentinean Francis is the first non-European pope in more than 1,3000 years and the first pope from the Americas. “I’m excited that he chose the name Francis. Most Americans know St. Francis as a

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Pope: Church must ‘proclaim Jesus Christ’

March 14, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Catholic Church must “proclaim Jesus Christ,” otherwise it risks falling short of its mission, Pope Francis I said on his first day as head of the 1.2-billion member Catholic Church. “We can walk all we want, we can build many things, but if we don’t proclaim Jesus Christ, something is wrong,” The Christian Post quoted Pope Francis I as saying Thursday. “We would become a compassionate NGO and not a Church which is the